Spring came quickly at the Mercer household. Brooklyn had felt so unsafe for so long that coming to this house had taken her by surprise because she felt so secure so safe. In the past six weeks the boys had become family to Brooklyn, brothers. She respected them and they took care of her.

Today was the first day of school for Brooklyn, after begging for a week straight Bobby finally agreed to let her go. Although Jack was home during the day, Bobby and Angel were at work. Jack normally just strummed on his guitar all day, keeping to his self, while Brooklyn did the same and she was getting sick of it. "Let's go little girl, your gonna be late," Angel yelled upstairs, Brooklyn was in the bathroom finishing up the last touches of her make-up.

"God damn it, I'm coming," she threw her make-up in a bag, placed it underneath the sink and ran downstairs.

"Why is it that females are always late?" Angel asked from where he was leaning on the counter with his arms crossed.

"Why is it that you're always talking?" Brooklyn threw a dish towel at his head. He moved his head to the side just missing the flying towel.

"I always wanted a little sister," Jack laughed. It was true he always wanted someone younger for him to look after.

"Yeah know I have two." Bobby looked at Jack, then back at his gun he was playing with, "What are you wearing?" Bobby asked Brooklyn not even looking up from the gun.

"An outfit," she looked down at her jean skirt and light blue spaghetti strapped shirt. Although the skirt was a little short it was nothing that she wouldn't see Sofi or other girls prance around in.

"More like half an outfit, go change," Bobby told her still not looking up. She sighed and ran upstairs, although it was nice to have people to care about her; she wanted the other kids in school to like her.

Brooklyn ran back downstairs with a zipper down sweatshirt in her hand. "So who's taking me?" She asked looking around the kitchen at Bobby, Angel, and Jack. The boys had decided to enroll her into school as Brooklyn Mercer, they said it was so the school wouldn't question why they had this young girl with them. Although that sounded logical she figured it had something to do with there reputation in the town.

Bobby and Jack walked outside ignoring Brooklyn's question. "Are you taking me too?" Brooklyn asked Angel.

"No, I'm going to work," Angel told her and she walked outside following the boys. "I love too!" Angel yelled after her.

The ride to the school was quiet except or Jack singing along with the radio; Bobby was still annoyed that about what Brooklyn was wearing and she didn't want to say anything to piss him off more. Bobby pulled the beat up car into a parking spot near the front of the school. All three of them got out of the car and walked in the front door. The school looked deserted from the outside since they were late class already started. Bobby led them to the office, knowing how to get there since all the boys went to school there. Brooklyn followed close behind Bobby and Jack getting nervous about meeting new people. "Oh my god it's the Mercer boys," they heard an old women who looked like the secretary say to no one in particular.

"Hello Mrs. Mrs. Mrs…." Bobby tried to remember the women's name.

"Ross," Jack cut in.

"Mrs. Ross, how are you?" Bobby was trying to be polite knowing that she was the same secretary that was there when he went to school there and she hated him.

"Bobby Mercer, what can I do for you?" Mrs. Ross tried to be nice and smile but Bobby saw right through it. Brooklyn sat down out of ear shot having no interest in the enrollment process.

"It's my sister's first day, Brooklyn Mercer," Bobby told her.

"Did you bring her transcripts," Jack handed the women a folder. He had typed up fake transcripts, so they won't have to get the originals from her old school. They knew that her father may be able to link them to where she is.

The women looked through the transcripts and nodded, "So she needs to have someone with her at all time, due to the illness."

"Yes, so my brother Jack is going to stay with her, but with all due respect please don't mention the depression. Kids may treat her different which may make her more depressed." Bobby lied to the lady so that Jack would be able to stay with her all day.

"Well it's all confidentional, Bobby," the secretary told him, paging the principal so she could come out of her office.

"Mr. Mercer will be just fine." Bobby told the lady crossing his arm getting annoyed that this was taking so long.

"Here's your schedule," the secretary handed Brooklyn a piece of paper with eight classes on it and a locker combination. "I will call all your teachers and tell about Jack being with you so nobody will give you any trouble."

"Wait, hold it," Brooklyn held up her hand, "Jack's coming with me all day?" Bobby and Jack nodded in agreement. "Just for today, right?"

"We'll talk about it at home," Bobby ruffled her hair and then looked Jack in the eyes, "Keep her safe Cracker Jack." Although Jack wasn't as tough as Bobby, Jerry, and Angel, they figured that he was more than capable of handling high schoolers. Bobby didn't want anyone trying anything with the girl he had come to realize was his new sister.

When Bobby was out of sight Brooklyn groaned annoyed that she needed a baby-sitter, 'everyone's going to think I'm such a baby,' she thought to herself. She was glad it was Jack that was staying though; she won't want Bobby or Angel there to embarrass her. Jack and her relationship where they didn't pick on each other as bad as everybody else picked on each other. "Let's get this fun filled day over with."

The day started out good, Jack sat in the back of all Brooklyn's classes and fell asleep. The girls were going crazy over him. When he walked with Brooklyn to lunch they could hear all the girls whispering about him. He just paid attention to Brooklyn or dazed off in his old little world. A bunch of people had come up to talk to her just to talk to Jack; it was getting old, quick.

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